Brown, who was in uniform, threatened James Parnell with jail time unless he agreed to give up his furniture, according to a Seagoville police report.

Sounds like a fairly straightforward investigation. You question Parnell, question the Seagoville police who were called to the scene and question Brown.

But here we are five months later and sheriff’s officials say the matter still hasn’t “come out of the Internal Affairs process,” to quote the sheriff’s legal adviser.
Meanwhile, Brown continues to work as a deputy.

That comes as a shock to Parnell, who said no sheriff’s investigators have ever called him. Parnell said Brown should be in jail.

“He came to my house and robbed me. It’s theft,” he said.

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